Since online and mobile tools make it easier to connect people, charities can use this as an advantage. A nonprofit organization and a company use technology to encourage healthy living.
The Choose You project of the American Cancer Society uses online tools to inspire women to fight against cancer while DailyFeats by Veer and Vinay Gidwaney lets you make small actions and simple positive choices for healthy habits.
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William D. Eggers and Paul Macmillan of Dowser write about the social entrepreneurs slowly and steadily dirsupting the world of philanthropy. According to Forbes, philanthropy disruptors are those that believe “no one company is so vital that it can’t be replaced and no single business model too perfect to upend.”